Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13175, Ansel Goodman, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Goodman, Ansel
S. 13175-
Carded
CONTENTS

3965 Kentucky -
And Goodman
of Russell - in the State of Kentucky who was a Private - in the Company commanded by Captain Hawkins - of the Regt commanded by Col. Brown - in the Va. line for 1 year & 9 months from 1777 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky - at the rate of 70 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Nov. 33 and due to Hon. R. P. Letcher. P. Com. of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 105.- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th March 33 35.-
$140.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clk Book 2 Vol. 9 Page 41-

State of Ky.
(1) Russell County ss
On this twenty ninth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, it being a court of Record, sitting in and for the county of Russell, Ansel Goodman, Resident of said county, aged about eighty years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
That in the state of Virginia in the County of Bedford in the year as well as he can now remember 1777, he enlisted in the service of the United States, under Capt Charles Watkins, and was ordered to Kentucky with the balance of the Company for the purpose of assisting the inhabitants in their battles against the British and Indians. That the Company

(2) was composed of Fifty odd men - That they were promised Forty Shillings per Month, and the period of their enlistment was for six months. That very soon after their enlistment, they were marched to Kentucky by their Capt. and arrived at Boonsborough on the Kentucky River in the now State of Ky. which was a Fort, sometimes called a station at which place we found Col. Daniel Boon, and some men and families under his command. We were placed under the command also, of Col. Boon, and acted in the capacity of defenders of the Fort against the Indians and also as Indian spies .
Some considerable time after being so employed upon constant duty and very short allowance, himself and as well as he can now recollect about thirty others under the command

(p. 2) Col. Boone, were ordered out upon an expedition to make salt for the use of those in the Fort. They marched to a place about 70 or 80 miles from the Fort then and now known and called the Blue Licks , after being there about three weeks, engaged making salt Col. Boone was absent from the company hunting and trapping, when a party of the Shawnees, of about one hundred Indians commanded by their Chief Black Fish, fired several guns at him as he soon told this opportunity, and run him some distance and he Boone discovering he would be taken, stopped, out put his gun behind a tree, stopped out, and gave up, - The Indians then marched with Col. Boone, to where the balance of us were, and we were ordered by Col. Boone to stack our guns and surrender. We did so -

4 we, were all taken first to the Indian Towns over the Ohio River on the Little Miami Some of the Company were taken to the British - This applicant and a few others were retained by the Indians, and from the day he was taken up to the time he run off, a period of eight months, he suffered misery and wretchedness, hunger, cruelty and oppression of almost every sort. The night after he was taken, his arms were tied behind him, a rope or buffaloes leg tied fast around his middle, and then made fast to an Indian on each side of him, and then  the one around his arms, was made to go around his neck, and tied fast to a Tree, and in that position he had to sleep upon the snow. a little while before he reached the Indian Town, he was compelled to strip himself, cold as was entirely naked, his arms again made fast and a load of bone meat packed

upon him- It (5) was a heavy load- Indeed he was packed heavily, from the time he was taken until he arrived at the Town- and just as he got there, he was met by many Indians from the Town, and men the Gantlet with the load of meat, and was very severely beaten & bruised in the race. Before they got in sight of the Town, he was made to sing as loud as he could hollar. The object of that he afterwards learnt, was to give notice of their approach. After running the Gantlet, he and the other prisoners, were ordered to dance like the Whites- A Negro who was prisoner with them, acted as fiddler fiddler- Col Boon was taken a while to the British, and they gave him a little horse and a saddle, and he returned with the Indians, and was taken off with a party mostly of Ogquaws to make salt- Then he made out to run off, and got back to Boons.

borough safely. This applicant, having sta (6) as he before mentioned eight months he in company with two others, George Hendricks and Aaron Ferman, ran away, and having learnt from some of the Indians before they started, that there was some white men at the Falls of Ohio, they made their course that way. Before they arrived there, being pressed with hunger, they were setting some Red Haws; when a party of Indians came upon them, and after a chance, re- took George Hendricks, but his other companion and himself arrived at the Falls. He remained there up- wards of two months, having engaged as a soldier, and performed duty under Captain Wm Harrod. He has no discharge, no written evidence of his services whatever. From the time of his enlistment, until he got back to Virginia, was one year and nine months.

7 th
He can prove by a living witness, Asa- hiah Brown of the County of Garrard the fact of his enlistment and his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State sworn to & subscribed the his Ansel Goodman day and year of his mark
Ansel Goodman this day produced his declaration for a pension which was signed and sworn to by him in open Court. And the Court after an investigation of the matter and an examination of the affidavit and certificate attached thereto and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department do hereby declare it to be their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. John L. Bridges
I Bryan P. Outley Clerk of the Russell Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the

matter of the application of Ansel Goodman for a license.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This 7 th day of November A.D.
1832 Bryan G. Outley Clerk R.C.O. [Signature]
4 th Jan'y 1833
I certify that Ansel Goodman the applicant is reported by to me, to be a Preacher of the gospel and a man of respectable character. I further certify I have had a personal acquaintance with the witness at Rachel Brown for upwards of twenty years & that he is man of truth and respect ability.
Ansel Goodman
[Signature]
Declaration
from 1777 postulate 1429 months 170
6 or 8 R.P. letters
I further certify the statement made by the applicant and also by the witness is in my hand writing, and were written each in the presence of the one applicant & witness.
[Signature]

Res trans
13175 INVALID.
File No. 13, 175
Ansel d Boorman
Pris. Pa. war.
Act: June 7 th 1862.
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]

state of Ky.
Garrard County ss.
This day came before me William Suck S.P. Abraham Brown  pean a justice of the peace in and for the county and made oath that he was well acquainted with Ansel Goodman both before and ever since he was enlisted in the county of Bedford state of Virginia in the year 1777 under Capt. Charles Watkins. He did not know, when he this affidavit made out his declaration before Lewis Landram, On the 13 th day of Sept. 1832 that the s d  Ansel Goodman was alive - He has however had the unexpected pleasure of seeing and conversing with one of his old fellow sufferers. He has heard his statement read, bearing date the 13 th of Octo r 1832. He knows it all true, of his own knowledge up to the time the s d  Goodman went with a party to make salt under Col Boone - He always understood he was then taken prisoner by the Indians with Boone and

Remained a prisoner for the time he sets forth. He understood from this applicant himself ever since he returned from his captivity, also from Col. Boone, and many others, and such has been the understanding always since the event occurred. He knows th t v. d Goodman is a man of truth, th t he was a good spy, and a faithful soldier, and th t he places the utmost reliance in his entire statement Given under my hand & seal this 15 day of Octo r 1832
William Lusk J.P.

State of Kentucky Garrard County
Det
I James W Fletcher Clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do certify that William Suck whose signature appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid qualified  qualified Commissionsed as such and due faith and Credit are and ought to be given to all his Official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Office of which I am Clerk, at my Office in Lancaster this 10 th day of October 1830 and 57 th Year of American Independence.
James W Fletcher Clerk